Elmer Gantry will be hard to head at Auckland

Press, 18 March 1988, Page 28

Elmer Gantry will be hard to head at Auckland

Special correspondent Auckland A bad smash at Alexandra Park on Wednesday, evening nearly finished Tony Milina's dream of his biggest driving success in the Auckland Trotting Club’s $lOO,OOO four-year-old feature at Alexandra .Park tomorrow evening. [ The Helensvilie horseman is down to drive his stable runner, Elmer Gantry, in the Lion Red Grand Final, but a nasty smash behind Lord Brosnik in the last, race just about ruled him out. I Watch Mercury; which had just taken over the lead, broke badly and sent a chain reaction through the field. Great Vance (Dave Gibbons), Kurahaupo Princess (Frank Cooney), and Speedy Vance (lan Hilliard) all (fell heavily and Milina was dislodged from his sulky. j In the melee, Milina was run over by an opponent’s sulky and he took a while to pick himself up’ off the track. "The thought about driving Elmer Gantry crossed my mind as I was tossed :up in the air,” (commented Milina. "I have a'good few bruises but I'm starting to loosen up now.” ! While Milina, was yesterday nursing his injuries, his charge. Elmer Gantry was in fine fettle. ! He said the showy Alba Byrd entire’s injured foreleg had been standing up (well to his constant beach training. ■ Elmer Gantry injured his foreleg ten-

don recently and had caused concern to Milina | before his easy victory in the Lion Red Semi-final last Saturday. | Elmer Gantry's handy No. 2 draw and his brilliant early speed should enable him to secure the lead and make it difficult for his fancied rivals like Tax Credit, [ Ankorman and Speedy Cheval, which have drawn outside him; I h H 11 ' ' ‘[They will have-to be mighty quick to pais us at the start,” said Milina. Elmer Gantry has put together a top i record" this season, winning six races j from 13 starts and finishing in the ■ money; on all but one occasion. Milina rates Tax Credit, an impressive winner of the other semi-final in 1:57.5, ■ as j the main danger. He also has a healthy respect for Rostriever: Hanover. H II'; i i Rostriever Hanover has won eight > races | this season including the New i Zealand Messenger and the Honda 2000. While J tomorrow’s distance is short of his belst he has the class to overcome it and after his tough run last Saturday should! strip a lot fitter horse. Bold Sharvid. which posted a top performance to win on Wednesday night, and the talented Ankorman cannot be ruled out either. Ankorman, trained and part-owned by ' Lpn Mosely jun., of Palmerston, was a I fine second to Elmer Gantry last Satur- [ day and is expected to go a top race . again by his connections. I

Jetbet: 5 Race 1 li 6.25 LION RED MILE CONSOLATION MOBILE PACE $20,000, Four-Year-Olds; one mile 1 1327 Bogartumahu 1 . . . . .F. Wolfenden It 2 1469 Greden 2 . . B. Mangos It 3 2788 Little River 3 .......... It 4 9500 Springfield Ace 4. . . R. Wolfenden It 5 0057 Brunswick 5 . .J. Robinson It 6 5070 Smooth Dude 6. . . . . . R. Oliviera It 7 6789 Arabian Blue 7 ... . . . . . S. Reid It j 8 5608 Cherie’s Fella 8. . . M. McKendry it J Race 2 TF 6.50 BENSON AND HEDGES MOBILE PACE If $6000: CO: 2700m. 1 8688 Vantab 1 . . . M. Wallis it 2 Impertinent 2 .... . It 3 2062 Tostada 3 . . L. Barnes It 1 4 Bay Raider 4 .... . It 1 5 702 Lord Galway 5 . . . . . J. Langdon It I 6 550 Bridgey 6 . .0. Purdon It 1 7 203 Puha 7 . . G. Small It . 1 8 0890 Dance Time 8. . . . ... A. Robb It i 9 445 Tact Kwaima 9 . . . . . A. Herlihv It 1 10 332 High Profile 10 ... . It 11 3 Priceless Dream 11 . M. McKendrv it 1 12 Sheza Star 12 . R. Bennett It 13 02 Fifth Note 13 .... . . .F. Coonev It 14 5945 Merceman 14 It 15 Bold James 15 ... . ■ J. Stormont It 16 S40 Madame Vance 16 . . . T. Knowles It 17 0905 Tudor Bruce Ur . . . . P. Jeffries It 18 2094 Home James Ur . . . . . D. Dwver It I Emergencies: Bold James. Sheza Star. Bridger. vantab. Race 3 7.15 JOHN ANDREW FORD MOBILE TROT |i $7700; C3; 2200m. 1 2493 Our Reb 1 . B. Mangos It 2 2372 Yankee Count 2 . . . It 3 5580 Mountain Peaks 3 . . . . .J. Smith it 4 4000 McClintock 4 ! . . . .' . . . R. Smith It 5 3760 Waimoe 5 . . M. Nvhan it 6 9408 Just Way 6 . . J. Fraser It

7 4515 Evander Rose 7. . . . . .H. Timmins It 8 0122 Aron Del 8 I. . R. Mitchell It 9 5810 Four Leet 9 . . . . M. Neill It 10 114 Lady Andelle 10 . . . 1.'. . . A. Robb It Race 4 TF 7.40 CAMPBELLS OF GREENLANE MOBILE PACE $7000; two-year-old: s; 1700m. 1 96 Copy Talk 1 1. G. McMillan It 2’ Petite Reign 2 It 3 2105 Bootsie 3 |. . .F. Cooney It 4 7566 April Sun 4 . . D. Gibbons It 5 Heart Crusher 5 . . . It 6 3963 Fille De Geneva 6 . . !. . R. Villiger It 7 7 Bonita Lass 7.... . . . R. Olivieri It 8 7772 Lucky Ina 8 ... C. Butler It 9 241 Easy Guess 9 . M. Nicholas It 10 2429 Delightful Reign 10. . . . P. Butcher It 11 Jodi Vance 11 It 12 6334 Nancy Patch 12. . . . . B. Mangos it 13 1558 Precocious Hanover 13M. McKendry' It 14 80 Mostest Marie 14. . . A. Edgecombe' It 16 40 Blue Brandy 16. . . . . . R. Mitchell it 17 0 Touch of Gold 17 . .... J. Shaw It Emergencies: Touch of Gold. Mostest Marie. Petite Reign. Scratched: Lucky Irish. Race 5 T 8.10 MEADOWSET GRAPHICS MOBILE TROT $15,000; C5; 1700m. 1 0122 Aron Del 1 . . R. Mitchell it 2 0568 Brothers Pride 2 . . 1 J. Cole it 3 3695 Rayburn Royal 3 . . . . . . E. Wallis it 4 1101 Avion De Combat 4 L .. Moselev ijun. It 5 5486 Great Life 5 ...... . G. Wolfenden It 6 6257 Hanover Evander 6. . . . . G. Harris It 7 3093 Your Honour 1 ... i. . . . G. Smith It 8 8000 Silver Wheels 8. . . . .G. Barron It 9 8979 Indette 9 . . M. Purdon It 10 0111 Directorship 10. . J. M. McKendrv It 12 1742 Light Bay 12 . . B. Mangos It 13 9730 Mairo Sultan 13. . . . . . . L. Barnes It 14 1200 Count Your Blessings 14 It Scratched: Admiral Soanai. Race 6 D, T, TF 8.40 LION RED MILE GRAND FINAL MOBILE PACE $100,000: four-year-olds; one mile. 1 2165 Smooth Tina 1 . . . . M. McKendry It

2 1321 Elmer Gantry 2. . T. Milina It 3 5041 Tax Credit 3 . . . . . . . A. Herlihv It 4 2212 Ankorman 4 . . . . . . . R. Cameron It 5 6334 Emcee 5 . . . . M. Purdon It 6 3516 Theorem 6 C. Butler It 7 2243 Victoria Star 7 . . I. Hilliard It 8 2184 Speedy Cheval 8 . . . .P. Wolfenden It 9 7406 Sure Smooth 9 . . . . . . R. Mitchell It 10 2012 Bold Sharvid 10 . T. Shaw It 11 1113 Rostriever Hanover 11. . P. O'Reilly It 12 0895 Gypsy Vance 12 . . . . . .W. Larsen It Race 7 T ! 9.10 COBB AND CO. MOBILE PACE NO. 1 $7000: C2; 2700m. I 1 4000 Davron 1 R. Green It 3 910 Tabella Ace 3. . . . . . . M. Purdon It 4 3327 Formula One 4 . . • ... J. Langdon It 5 2119 Totara Lord 5. . . It 6 0700 Fellazan 6 .... . It 7 3253 Rue Bromac 7 . . It 8 2569 Placid Lynar 8 . . . . . R. Mitchell It 10 0716 Uptown Girl 10 . . It 11 6859 Dancer Dior 11.. It 12 080 Tay Matao 12 . . . C. Butler It 13 6043 Tahekeroa Bret 13 . . . M. Nicholas It 14 7368 Motu Charles 14 . . . . . B. Mangos It 15 1162 Contribute 15 ... . . . M. McKendrv It Scratched: Master Mercedes. Vonstead. Race 8 D 9.40 CONTINENTAL AIRLINES HANDICAP PACE $8955: C5; 2700m. 1 0842 Russley Bridge 1 ... . . . D. Butcher It 2 1514 Dual Fuel 2 It 3 2206 Nickafemma 3 . G. Wolfenden It 4 6330 En Passant 4 . . . . . M. McKendrv It 5 0621 Belle Jane 5 It 6 4165 Mullaghmena 6 . . . . . . B. Mangos It 7 8906 Race Time Glen Ur . . P. Ferguson It 8 000 Smooth Jack 1 . . . S. Haves 10 9 7 MacButt 2 . . . T. Knowles 10 10 Inspiration 3 10 11 3486 Litigate 4 . . M.i Stormont 10 12 6655 Travel Warrant 5 . . 10 13 8403 Grand Return 1. . . ....!. Hilliard 20 14 1007 Vance Tryax 2 . . . . . . J'. T. Shaw 20

Race 9 1 10.05 TONY'S TRAMBAF M MOBILE PACE $15,000; C. 1700m. j 1 1045 Takitimu Vance It 2 8553 Captain Cavalla 3 . . . R. Carheron It 3 3151 Lord Lenny 3 . . . . M. McKendrv It 4 9566 Present Laughter 4. . . M. Nicholas It 5 1762 Comedy Lad 5 . ..... M. Purdon It 6 4951 Skipper Vantar 6 J. | Gray It 7 6493 Ben7 ..... i . B. Mangos It 8 5277 Metal Mickey 8 . T. | Shaw It Race 10 • ' 10.30 COBB AND CO. MOBILE PACE NO. 2 $7000; C2 2700m; I ' 1 2987 Young Jayex 1 . It 2 2517 Sur Zahlee 2 . . 3 3060 Storm Command 3. . . M. Robinson It 4 3521 National Image 4 M. Purdon It 5 8800 Ocean Ranger 5 B. Mangos It 6 4630 Don’t Look Back 6 It 7 6058 Meriden 7 . . . .1 I I It 8 0005 Bushfire' 8 ... J ...... R. IHadon It 9 8 Magnum Vantar ... M. Nicholas It 10 0710 Charlie Morris Ip Hilliard It 11 0098 Dreams Are True 11. . . A. Herlihv It 12 6013 Kindergarten 12. . . . G. Wolfenden It 13 4284 Jackpot 13. . . . It 'Scratched: Anloes Mort •y- |